California - Northern

[Honora]

Here is the Oakland workshop info:

Got chickens? Backyard poultry workshop offered in Oakland March 12.
By Pam Kan-Rice, UC ANR

For tips on raising healthy chickens in your backyard, attend the Backyard Poultry Workshop in Oakland on Saturday, March 12. Poultry experts will share valuable information for experienced poultry owners and for those just getting started.

The workshop is sponsored by the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) Cooperative Extension in Alameda County and the California Poultry Federation.

Discussion topics will include:
? Poultry behavior in backyard chickens
? Backyard biosecurity
? Backyard poultry cleaning and disinfecting
? Backyard flock pests and management techniques
? Using the California Animal Health and Food Safety Lab (CAHFS)
Speakers include Maurice Pitesky, UC Cooperative Extension poultry specialist in the School of Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis, Richard Blatchford, UC Cooperative Extension poultry specialist in the Department of Animal Science at UC Davis; Amy Murillo, UC Riverside Ph.D. candidate; and Nancy Reimers, poultry veterinarian. Rob Bennaton, UC Cooperative Extension advisor, will be on hand to answer questions about urban agriculture.

The workshop will be held 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, at the Trans Pacific Center at 1000 Broadway in Oakland. The building is on the corner of Broadway and 11th Street, near the 12th Street BART Station.

Registration is $20 and includes lunch. To register, call or email Monica Della Maggiore at (209) 576-6355 or [email protected].
Based in Modesto, the California Poultry Federation represents the state’s diverse poultry industry and is the official state agency for the National Poultry Improvement Plan.

For more information about raising poultry, visit http://ucanr.edu/sites/poultry. For information about urban agriculture, visitwww.ucanr.edu/urbanag.
UC Agriculture and Natural Resources researchers and educators draw on local expertise to conduct agricultural, environmental, economic, youth development and nutrition research that helps California thrive. Learn more at ucanr.edu.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Monica Della Maggiore, California Poultry Federation, (209) 576-6355 or [email protected].
Rob Bennaton, UC Cooperative Extension director for Alameda and Contra Costa counties and Bay Area Urban Agriculture Advisor, (510) 670-5621, [email protected].
(sorry for any repeats)

Rob Bennaton,
University of California Cooperative Extension
Alameda & Contra Costa County Director/
Bay Area Urban Agriculture Advisor
Offc: (510) 670-5621 (new #)
(925) 646-6124 (# on Tuesdays)
[email protected]

Learn more about our UC Cooperative Extension County-based Programs at:
On Urban Ag http://ucanr.edu/sites/UrbanAg/
UCCE Alameda County: http://cealameda.ucanr.edu/
UCCE Contra Costa County: http://cecontracosta.ucanr.edu/

"Faith is taking the first step, even when you don't see the whole staircase." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

 

[itspoeotisee]

Hi folks,

We're in Oakand and lost our head girl to ascites about a month ago.

She was a boss, a benevolent RIR.

We're looking to expand the coop by a few EEs, laced Wyandottes and RIRs. I'd love it if I could find someone with fertile eggs, chicks, or pullets!! Or I'd do brick-and-mortar, but I can't find a place that carries any of these near me (except the RIRs). Anyone know of a place?

My last-ditch is ordering eggs through some online place, so I'll take recommendations if you've got em!

Thank you!!

 

[joydix]

hi..i am in sonoma county...i have cream Legbars (blue eggs) hatching on the 12th....i have two black copper Maran chicks going on 3 weeks (chocolate eggs) available now....I think but do not know what their sex is...i THINK boy and a girl....Legbars are auto sexing so i will know when they hatch. boys will be $5, girls will be $15. i have bantam ameraucanas, bantam barred rocks and silkies coming april 12 from hatchery. i vaccinate the ones i hatch and hatchery ones also vaccinated for Marrecks. my friend is hatching swedish flower soon...like end of april perhaps? you can text me at 707-892-3155 OR call Rose and Thorn in Sebastopol at 707-823-9467....chicken craziness all summer! all bantams are straight run...so are the Marans...can meet in petaluma or sebastopol unless you want a nice drive out the the coast area! i am 10 minutes fro Jenner...

 

[ronott1]

Hi folks,

We're in Oakand and lost our head girl to ascites about a month ago.

She was a boss, a benevolent RIR.

We're looking to expand the coop by a few EEs, laced Wyandottes and RIRs. I'd love it if I could find someone with fertile eggs, chicks, or pullets!! Or I'd do brick-and-mortar, but I can't find a place that carries any of these near me (except the RIRs). Anyone know of a place?

My last-ditch is ordering eggs through some online place, so I'll take recommendations if you've got em!

Thank you!!

I hope you find some locally!

If not, check out the Easter hatcha a long thread. There is a link in my signature. The first post has sources for hatching eggs. If you can find someone that knows how to pack the eggs(there is information on how to pack egg there too), then eggs will do well shipped to you.

If you feel comfortable doing it, you can give the seller instructions for packing the eggs. They just might learn something too! Sadly, a lot of sellers do not pack eggs well and then blame the post office for the mess. The post office does sometimes damage them but most often the eggs were not packed well.

 

[ronott1]

hi..i am in sonoma county...i have cream Legbars (blue eggs) hatching on the 12th....i have two black copper Maran chicks going on 3 weeks (chocolate eggs) available now....I think but do not know what their sex is...i THINK boy and a girl....Legbars are auto sexing so i will know when they hatch. boys will be $5, girls will be $15. i have bantam ameraucanas, bantam barred rocks and silkies coming april 12 from hatchery. i vaccinate the ones i hatch and hatchery ones also vaccinated for Marrecks. my friend is hatching swedish flower soon...like end of april perhaps? you can text me at 707-892-3155 OR call Rose and Thorn in Sebastopol at 707-823-9467....chicken craziness all summer! all bantams are straight run...so are the Marans...can meet in petaluma or sebastopol unless you want a nice drive out the the coast area! i am 10 minutes fro Jenner...

@joydix

This post might not stay up--sales posts are supposed to go into the Buy Sell Trade section of BYC. Post this there and add a link to it in the signature file. It is also ok to post to a thread and let people know of the sale with a link to it.

I hope your hatch goes well!

 

[joydix]

thanks...i did not realize...i was replying to a request so didn't think of it as i "sales" post..which of course in essence it WAS! thanks again! j

 

[QueenMisha]

Hi folks, 

We're in Oakand and lost our head girl to ascites about a month ago. She was a boss, a benevolent RIR. 

We're looking to expand the coop by a few EEs, laced Wyandottes and RIRs. I'd love it if I could find someone with fertile eggs, chicks, or pullets!!  Or I'd do brick-and-mortar, but I can't find a place that carries any of these near me (except the RIRs). Anyone know of a place? 

My last-ditch is ordering eggs through some online place, so I'll take recommendations if you've got em!

Thank you!!

Not sure if this helps since it's about a 1.5 to 2 hour drive, but I work at a place called the Poultry Palace in Placerville, up the hill from Sacramento. We've got a batch of 8 week old pullets including RIRs and I'm pretty sure Wyandottes as well (gotta double check on those) coming in next week. We'll also have EEs in the April batch (and EE and Wyandotte chicks in stock now).

 

[h2oratt]

Here is a picture of the beautiful

rooster I bought from Honora. He is doing well.

 

[h2oratt]

Ok now that I have fertile eggs I need to buy some broodybators. Anyone have any chickens that like to go broody? I looked my chickens and according to the chart all are extremely unlikely to go broody. Should I just wait and see? If any one has a broody for sale , I might be interested. My other thought is to just buy an incubator. I would just like to hatch a few eggs and understand the process. I have quite a barnyard mix so I think the chicks are going to very weird looking but so far it's been fun. Any suggestions?

 

[ronott1]

thanks...i did not realize...i was replying to a request so didn't think of it as i "sales" post..which of course in essence it WAS! thanks again! j

If we fly under the radar the post might stay. I have seen them be removed though so it is best to use the BST section.

It is great to have you on this thread!